Information Page for Cynomya cadaverina (Shiny bluebottle fly)

This is another fly whose larvae (maggots) feed on dead flesh. It has been used in post-mortem time estimations. It is also known to carry human enteric pathogens because of its habit of frequenting decaying flesh and excrement.

TAXA LINKS
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Calliphoridae
Elevation Distribution:
Phenology




Park Sensitive Species? No




Taxon Authority:
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830

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